Are you ready to help teens encounter Jesus? #REALPRESENCE
Thank you for your YES to leading teens closer to Christ!
#bestcampever
Steps to become a Summer Missionary:
Fill in the online application form
Get 2 people to fill out the online letter of recommendation (link at the bottom of the application form). 1 person if you have been to summer camp previously
We will be in contact and may ask for a short zoom or phone interview
We will inform you whether you are accepted or not
For more information please refer to summer missionary page of the website or contact us at missions@lifeteen.nz
Thank you for you willingness to serve!
Registrations for Summer Missionaries for LTSC 2024 have now closed.
However, for last minute applications please contact us at missions@lifeteen.nz
Summer Missionary fees
- Dates:
- January 14th – 21st, 2024.
- Training for missionaries: January 14th-16th.
- Campers arrive: January 16th.
- Campers leave: January 20th.
- Missionaries leave: January 21st.
- Location:
- St Peter’s School
- 1716 Cambridge Road, Cambridge, Waikato 3283
- Registration Dates:
- Opens July 11th / Closes September 30th 2023
- Ages:
- Must be 18 by January 1st 2024
First and foremost, you are answering Christ’s call to build up His Kingdom on earth. Throughout summer camp, you will lead high school teens closer to Christ through service, relationship, and prayer. You are joining the mission of Life Teen Summer Camps to create an environment for teens to meet Jesus Christ and develop a discipleship relationship with Him.
As a missionary, you are also responding to Christ’s invitation to deepen your personal relationship with Him and experience ongoing spiritual formation. Before camp starts there will be training days where you will be expected to begin living in the community of missionaries, where you will support one another in common mission, hold each other accountable, and engage in the communities structured and sacramental prayer life. You will also develop practical, life-long ministry skills that you will then gain practical experience in living out through the various roles required of our summer missionaries.
Main Tasks
Summer Staff
Serve primarily as in relational ministry, trained in the facilitation of small group discussions and team-building activities. Your primary responsibility will be to be present and minister to the teens, core members, and youth minister from one particular parish while they are at camp for one week. You will also be responsible for serving meals, assisting prayer activities, and the facilitation of many camp activities including an obstacle course and messy games.
Service Crew
serves primarily behind the scenes as the backbone of summer camp. Through a number of different roles, summer missionaries on service crew are responsible for keeping camp running efficiently. Service crew members don’t have as much teen interaction as summer staff, but there are ministry opportunities in each role available.
Service Crew
Ministry Description
Service Crew roles lead teens closer to Christ in a more indirect way than Summer Staff. Service Crew assist with a range of practical aspects of the programme. The Service Crew will lead teens closer to Christ through assisting with the smooth running of camp, and their witness to the joy that comes from working for the Lord. These roles include:
Hospitality Team
Creates and facilitates hospitable environments and engages as approachable and loving personnel at the Office, Art Barn and Camp Store.
Prayer Team
Organises and facilitates liturgies and prayer times. And prays directly and indirectly for campers, chaperones, missionaries and the camp as a whole.
Audio & Visual Crew
Organises and runs all visuals through a laptop, projector, lighting desk and manual lights, and all audio through a laptop, sound desk, iPod, Mics, Instruments and outdoor speaker.
Music Team
Leads the music for the week (including training weekend) for praise and worship sessions, daily Mass, and activities.
Photographer
Takes, edits and uploads high quality photos and videos to capture the feelings, experiences and interactions of the campers, chaperones and summer missionaries.
Maintenance/ Activities Team
Maintains, sets up, facilitates and packs down all activities, games, equipment and environments.
Kitchen Crew
Communicates with kitchen staff and leads Summer Missionaries in serving meals and preparing and cleaning up the dining room.
Mission Partnering
A vital part of Life Teen Summer Missions is inviting people to join you as mission partners; they will support you spiritually and financially through prayers and donations. No mission is successful without support; not only will camp be covered with intercession, but you will also be including individuals and families in the mission.
A vital part of your mission this summer will be inviting people to join you as mission partners; they will support you spiritually and financially through prayers and donations. As a missionary, your first job will be to ask people to commit to praying for you; they can offer a daily Mass, rosary, chaplet, holy hour, or any other type of prayer. No mission is successful without prayer support; not only will camp be covered with intercession, but you will also be including individuals and families in the mission. You will also need to gather $320 in financial support for this mission.
The majority of your mission partners should be outside of your immediate family; we want to include as many people as we can in this mission! Since this is truly a mission, God is calling you to bring your servant heart with complete trust in His divine providence.
Further questions? Head to our FAQ page